Although a little apprehensive, Steward Zheng did not dare to be careless, holding the medicine packet and going out.
Not long after, Steward Zheng came back with a bowl of medicine.
A small half bowl of green medicine, emitting a strange odor.
The two doctors craned their necks to get a look, but the wife of the Duke of Wei had already taken the medicine bowl. The second and third wives quickly stepped forward to prop up the upper body of the Old Madam Xu.
Xie Jiang wrote a prescription and casually handed it to a maidservant, "Boil three bowls of water into half a bowl. Once it's done, you can feed it. Starting tomorrow, take it three times a day."
"Yes, yes." The maidservant bowed and hurried out with the prescription.
The younger generation, seeing the maidservant rush out, all eagerly asked, "How is it? What did the poison doctor say?"
The maidservant, her hands trembling with excitement as she held the prescription, said, "The Old Madam can be saved!"
"Ah! Really? That's great!"
"Is he that capable?"
"It seems he really is the poison doctor!"
"The poison doctor, skilled in both medicine and poison, is actually so young?"
"Third brother, the poison doctor looks about your age."
"I'll go get the medicine for the Old Madam and brew it first." The maidservant dared not delay and quickly ran towards the pharmacy.
When the heir of the Duke of Wei, Xu Hengyan, rushed back, his younger siblings who had been waiting in the courtyard had already gone.
Only Xu Hengyi was still lingering under the osmanthus tree, preoccupied with his thoughts, and didn't even notice Xu Hengyan entering the courtyard.
Lights were lit in the courtyard, and the oppressive atmosphere was dispelled, replaced by a sense of peace.
Xu Hengyan felt a slight relief.
The room was also quiet.
Only the wife of the Duke of Wei, Madam Zou, and two maidservants were present.
Xu Hengyan tiptoed into the room. Just as he was about to enter the inner chamber to check, he noticed someone lying on the soft couch by the bed in the outer room.
The poison doctor?
Xu Hengyan paused, unable to help but look a second time.
Then he was stunned.
Madam Zou came out from the inner chamber upon hearing the movement and saw her son frozen in place, his eyes filled with undisguised astonishment.
Her son had never cared about such things, nor had he ever indulged in the company of women.
Yet, he was clearly taken aback by the young poison doctor.
It was not surprising; even she, a woman, found him incredibly beautiful.
Xu Hengyan quickly averted his gaze. He was merely surprised by the sudden sight and felt no stirrings in his heart.
Although prodigious talents were rare, the world was vast, and anything was possible.
"Mother."
"You're back."
"How is Grandmother?"
"She took two doses of medicine, and the poison doctor also performed acupuncture. She's much better now. The poison doctor truly lives up to his reputation."
Xu Hengyan walked to the bedside.
Although the Old Madam Xu was still unconscious, her breathing was much smoother, and the dark aura on her face had significantly faded.
Xu Hengyan let out a long sigh of relief.
Madam Zou's tone became much more relaxed, "The poison doctor said that after detoxification, with careful recuperation for another year or so, there will be no lingering issues."
Xu Hengyan said, "That's good. Mother can also relax now."
Madam Zou looked at her second son with concern, "I'll personally stay on watch tonight. With your second and third sisters-in-law taking turns, I won't be too tired. You, however, rushed back from Ninghe and have been busy all day. Go and rest."
Xu Hengyan followed his mother to the outer room and couldn't help but look again at the soft couch by the window, "He..."
Madam Zou lowered her voice, "Perhaps after all that effort, he was quite exhausted. After the acupuncture, he lay down in the outer room. We didn't dare to disturb him for fear of disturbing his rest."
As Madam Zou finished speaking, the youth on the soft couch stirred and then opened his eyes.
How could Xie Jiang sleep soundly in the Duke of Wei's mansion?
Even though she felt unwell and was indeed tired.
The moment Xu Hengyan entered the courtyard, she knew.
She had deliberately stayed in the Old Madam Xu's room precisely for this heir of the Duke of Wei.
Xu Hengyan and his mother froze instantly, their minds completely captivated.
Those eyes... those eyes...
They seemed to encompass all the spiritual veins of heaven and earth, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.
One glance could turn one into a demon, another into a Buddha.
Xu Hengyan's heart felt as if it had been struck by something.
It was very light, almost imperceptible.
With a hint of daze in his eyes from just waking up, Xie Jiang looked blankly at Xu Hengyan and his mother, seemingly unable to recall where she was.